Template:Infobox Resources

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What is an Infobox?

Infobox is a box/menu that allows you to organize your wiki pages. It is often used in the front page of the project.

How to add an infobox

1. 

   Go to Insert> Template
   In Visual Editor, Go to Insert> Template
2. 
   Type Infobox Resources and then click on Add template.
3. 
4. Fill in the parameters of the infobox. Below is the explanation of parameters:
   

   Diagram of how the infobox works
   • Title: Type the title of your Infobox here.
   • Title 2 (Headings) : Type the second title/Heading (located under the image) of the infobox here
   • Picture:Add a picture to the infobox. If you do not have a picture, it will display default UBC wiki logo instead.
   • Size of the picture(optional): If you wish to change the size of the picture in the infobox, type the size (for ex: 200px)
   • Description: Add a Description of your project
   • Associated Pages: In wikitext, type the pages that are associated with your project in here. Alternatively, you can also add a DPL to auto-display associated pages
   • Share (Creative Commons License): If you want to add a creative commons license to your infobox, type yes. if not, type no.
   • Color (optional): You can change the color of the infobox from here. If you leave it as it is, the color will remain blue (#6699ff )
5. Press Insert to insert the template. You have now inserted the template!

Example

Infobox Resources is a template that allows you to add an Infobox-style box/menu on your wiki page.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	title	Type the title of the infobox here Example Open UBC	String	required
Title 2 (Headings)	title2	Type the second title/Heading (located under the image) of the infobox here Example About Open UBC	Unknown	required
Picture	picture	Add a picture to the infobox. If you do not have a picture, it will display default UBC wiki logo instead. Example Image:Open UBC card.png Auto value Image:wiki.png	Unknown	suggested
Size of the picture	picturesize	Type the size of the picture here. Default image size 200px. Example 260px Auto value 200px	Unknown	suggested
Description of your project	description	Add a Description of your project Example Welcome to the resource development wiki for the Open UBC website. We hope you’ll find what you need or jump in and help create new resources where gaps exist. Auto value	Unknown	required
Associated Pages	associatedpages	In wikitext, type the pages that are asosciated with your project in here. Alternatively, you can also add a DPL (see https://wiki.ubc.ca/Help:Dynamic_Page_Lists) to auto-display associated pages Example <dpl> categorymatch=Open UBC </dpl>	Unknown	required
Share (Creative Commons License)	share	Type yes if you want to share your resources with CC license. Example yes Auto value	Unknown	required
Color	color	Change the color of the infobox. If you leave it blank, the color will remain blue Example #6699ff Auto value #002859	Unknown	suggested